. >>> a friend of dzhokhar tsarnaev. a 20-year-old diaz was set to stand trial next month on obstruction and conspiracy charges. he's accused of removing backpack from his room. >>> two teenagers facing charges for plotting a school massacre. they face one one count of threats. they planned to kill as many people as possible. the suspects are 16 and 17. their names have not been released. >>> a 21-hour hostage stand off in harvey, illinois is over. a s.w.a.t. team broke through the front door of a home to release two women and two girls being held. they arrested two suspects. the ordeal began tuesday when a pair of gunmen barricaded themselves in a house with eight hostages, six of them children. negotiators got four children released by tuesday night. the suspects threatened the kill the children several times. none of the hostages was hurt. >>> tony stewart will not race in this weekend's nascar revent in tennessee. it's the third straight race he's skipped since he struck and killed kevin ward jr. earlier this month.